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001 | The Welcoming Feast
Who: Everyone!
What: A little bit of explanation, thank goodness.
When: Early morning. (February 15, 2016)
Where: The Heavens. Specifically in the Meeting Hall.
Warnings: Exposition is coming your way, sit back and enjoy the show!
The Heavens have summoned you. And there is no way to turn down a summons from the Heavens. Of course, some of you know where you are and what you are probably doing here, but most of you might be completely confused as to what is going on. All gods have been ushered into the meeting hall, where every person suddenly becomes anonymous and obscured, while every shinki has been gathered up outside in the hallway, both sets to listen to the same message sent by Amaterasu herself. And while you cannot see her properly or really figure out what her voice sounds like, you definitely know that it's her speaking:
'Welcome, one and all, to Takamagahara. There are many new gods and shinki here today, and I hope you all find your stay pleasant. I wish that I could explain to you exactly why you find yourselves here now, but I am unsure of the details myself. Please make use of the shinki dedicated to our services in order to make yourself more acquainted with your new position. You can find them by looking for my golden insignia.
As compensation for the trouble you are all being put through, I have had a wonderful feast prepared. I only hope that it is to your liking. Feel free to eat and drink as much as you would like, though please do not leave before the clock chimes midnight, for that is when your homes will be prepared.
I ask that all pre-existing gods please help those new to our ways. Let them know what is and is not acceptable and what duties will be expected of them. I am counting on your all to support the Heavens in this confusing time as we attempt to sort things out.
Thank you all for your time. And I am truly sorry that you have found yourselves in this situation.
With that, the figure that is Amaterasu bows deeply and disappears from their sights. The gods are released from their chamber and the shinki are allowed to roam. All exits are manned by a white-clad shinki, bearing a golden, embroidered Chrysanthemum on their chests. So, technically, there is no way out. You can't even seem to teleport out by any means.
All that's really left to do is enjoy the food and hope that you'll actually be able to leave after the clock chimes midnight. Though the clock doesn't seem to work on a minute-by-minute basis either...
Banquet Hall
There is food from literally every culture and walk of life here. Everything is prepared gorgeously and deliciously, no expenses spared. There are shinki bearing the Chrysanthemum carrying out new platters of everything as it's eaten up and nothing seems to go hot or cold as time passes - it always at the perfect temperature for eating and it never tastes anything but delicious. Maybe there's a little magic making it taste so good...
On top of the delectable dinner, there are plenty of desserts and every kind of alcohol available and constantly being refilled. The liquor is being offered to gods and shinki alike, no matter how old they are/look. Let's hope that you can hold your alcohol.
Counselling
In the main hallway, there is an innocuous door with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". Inside the door is a small room with a few sweetly smiling shinki inside who are willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. They are also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and also any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead.
Did Someone Say Games?
A large room connected to the back of the banquet hall has a wide variety of games set up for everyone to enjoy. There are old-fashioned board games (like chess and Othello) as well as newer ones (like Candy Land and Sorry!). On top of that, there is every kind of console available with every video game ever made - and plenty of handheld devices for everyone to be able to play. The devices don't seem to work outside of this room, though, so you'll have to stay there if you want to keep playing. Gaming is, after all, a great way to get to know new people!
After Midnight
Finally, the clock starts to chime. It seems like it's been days and yet only minutes at the same time. Time seems to work so strangely here in Takamagahara and it's hard to keep up with what's going on. But now that the shinki guarding the doors have left their posts, you are more than welcome to leave. In fact, the Heavens seem to want you to leave because all of the food has disappeared, none of the games work anymore (including the board games, which keep flipping over when you try to play...), and the friendly shinki are smiling as they usher you out the doors.
You are welcome to start wandering around Takamagahara, but it's an ambiguous sort of place and might just take you straight home anyway. Feel free to go home and start bonding with your partner. Or sneak home with someone else because your partner is a meanie-pants. It's up to you!
In Summary:
What: A little bit of explanation, thank goodness.
When: Early morning. (February 15, 2016)
Where: The Heavens. Specifically in the Meeting Hall.
Warnings: Exposition is coming your way, sit back and enjoy the show!
The Heavens have summoned you. And there is no way to turn down a summons from the Heavens. Of course, some of you know where you are and what you are probably doing here, but most of you might be completely confused as to what is going on. All gods have been ushered into the meeting hall, where every person suddenly becomes anonymous and obscured, while every shinki has been gathered up outside in the hallway, both sets to listen to the same message sent by Amaterasu herself. And while you cannot see her properly or really figure out what her voice sounds like, you definitely know that it's her speaking:
As compensation for the trouble you are all being put through, I have had a wonderful feast prepared. I only hope that it is to your liking. Feel free to eat and drink as much as you would like, though please do not leave before the clock chimes midnight, for that is when your homes will be prepared.
I ask that all pre-existing gods please help those new to our ways. Let them know what is and is not acceptable and what duties will be expected of them. I am counting on your all to support the Heavens in this confusing time as we attempt to sort things out.
Thank you all for your time. And I am truly sorry that you have found yourselves in this situation.
With that, the figure that is Amaterasu bows deeply and disappears from their sights. The gods are released from their chamber and the shinki are allowed to roam. All exits are manned by a white-clad shinki, bearing a golden, embroidered Chrysanthemum on their chests. So, technically, there is no way out. You can't even seem to teleport out by any means.
All that's really left to do is enjoy the food and hope that you'll actually be able to leave after the clock chimes midnight. Though the clock doesn't seem to work on a minute-by-minute basis either...
Banquet Hall
There is food from literally every culture and walk of life here. Everything is prepared gorgeously and deliciously, no expenses spared. There are shinki bearing the Chrysanthemum carrying out new platters of everything as it's eaten up and nothing seems to go hot or cold as time passes - it always at the perfect temperature for eating and it never tastes anything but delicious. Maybe there's a little magic making it taste so good...
On top of the delectable dinner, there are plenty of desserts and every kind of alcohol available and constantly being refilled. The liquor is being offered to gods and shinki alike, no matter how old they are/look. Let's hope that you can hold your alcohol.
Counselling
In the main hallway, there is an innocuous door with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". Inside the door is a small room with a few sweetly smiling shinki inside who are willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. They are also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and also any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead.
Did Someone Say Games?
A large room connected to the back of the banquet hall has a wide variety of games set up for everyone to enjoy. There are old-fashioned board games (like chess and Othello) as well as newer ones (like Candy Land and Sorry!). On top of that, there is every kind of console available with every video game ever made - and plenty of handheld devices for everyone to be able to play. The devices don't seem to work outside of this room, though, so you'll have to stay there if you want to keep playing. Gaming is, after all, a great way to get to know new people!
After Midnight
Finally, the clock starts to chime. It seems like it's been days and yet only minutes at the same time. Time seems to work so strangely here in Takamagahara and it's hard to keep up with what's going on. But now that the shinki guarding the doors have left their posts, you are more than welcome to leave. In fact, the Heavens seem to want you to leave because all of the food has disappeared, none of the games work anymore (including the board games, which keep flipping over when you try to play...), and the friendly shinki are smiling as they usher you out the doors.
You are welcome to start wandering around Takamagahara, but it's an ambiguous sort of place and might just take you straight home anyway. Feel free to go home and start bonding with your partner. Or sneak home with someone else because your partner is a meanie-pants. It's up to you!
In Summary:
- Amaterasu says you're stuck here and she doesn't know why. Sorry!
- There's lots of food to eat, though! Eat your fill.
- Oh, and there's booze too. Try not to get TOO drunk.
- Guidance/Grief counselling is available, if you need it.
- Use gaming to get close to others!
- Try to start bonding with your god/shinki. Or just form new friendships. Whatever you feel best doing!
- Have fun!
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[Tsuzuki grins smugly and leans back against the table, picking up his drink again now that he's been reminded of it. He'll do just fine... or, anyway, he won't be any worse at this darts thing than he would be sober.]
And sure, I talk to lots of dead people. I'm a god of death. Or was, anyway, now I'm the god of sweets. It's a nice upgrade!
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[Killua is okay with it though? This is actually fun. Which somehow seems weird. Huh.]
Haaah? So you've been a god for a while? Tch...
[He's still not sure he believes in this god stuff. Rather than get into that, he tosses the darts at the board, racking up quite a few more points.]
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[He waves a grandiose hand at himself, squints at the board, and sends another dart straight into the wall.]
They throw better parties here, though.
[Somehow, darts two and three land on the board again, one of them hitting eleven again.]
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[When Killua pulls the dart out of the wall, he stares at the hole for a moment before snickering and grabbing the other darts.]
Being a god's nice, huh? At least you remember who you were and what you did before you got here.
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Yeah... it's not bad. I guess all the shinki have forgotten.
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[Aha! This guy is actually very much endearing himself to Killua. This is great!]
Yeah. I don't remember anything but my name. And like, you know... darts and stuff.
[Speaking of which, he takes his turn, smirking afterward.]
Looks like I'm gonna win unless I screw up next turn~
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[Look, he's doing okay on the "not wobbling or slurring too bad" front, but his higher brain functions are in no shape for complicated math. He hasn't even been paying attention to Killua's point spread.]
You are good at this! Damn, you need to teach my boss.
[He leans back against the nearest table, finishing off his drink in a last gulp before he wanders over to pick the darts out of the target for his own turn.] The desserts are good, the place is gorgeous, the drinks are free... you're way too young to appreciate that, but believe me, it's a great perk.
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Eeeh? Is your boss bad or something? I dunno if it's something I can teach though.
[He lets out a snort at the last comment, tucking his hands in his pockets.]
I've tried some drinks before. I don't see what's so good about 'em.
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[He sighs, with something like reverse nostalgia, and blinks at Killua.] Whoa, you are way too young to drink!
[Recently dead and, what, thirteen? Fourteen?] Maybe you'll appreciate alcohol more later.
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[Oh geez, acting like he's too young. Killua rolls his eyes and then snickers.]
You can say that again when you can beat me at darts, got it?
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[Tsuzuki shrugs, and chucks a last dart into the wall next to the board.]
... 'M not gonna beat you at darts anytime soon, huh? You'll probably be old enough by then!
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The law says I can't do a lot of things, but that doesn't mean I can't do them, right?
[Deftly, he throws the darts at the board one last time, the last one landing on a double point spot, doubling him out.]
I win~
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Good game!
[He picks up his drink glass again, absently rattling the straw around in it. Yeah, Killua's even shorter and slighter than Hisoka. A couple glasses of wine would probably put him on the floor.]
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Yeah right! I bet I'd drink you under the table!
[You don't even know you're immune to poisons, Killua, stop with this swagger.]
Ahh? You didn't do half bad yourself! Especially for an old guy.
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[...physically! Only 27. Come on, kid.] Anyway, I bet I'd drink you under the table first. I'm not gonna test it, though! I've already had four of these things.
[He gestures vaguely at his now-empty glass.
Which is empty. That's a problem!]
... hey, I should get a refill. Wanna go hit the buffet? Have you had those little chocolate dipped cream puff things? They are to die for.
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[Which automatically lands you in the 'old man' category. Duh. This is basic stuff.
What, you haven't had enough?
[He snickers, bouncing on the balls of his feet a little.]
Yeah, they're great! Everything at the dessert table is awesome! I could definitely go for more!
[Right after making fun of Tsuzuki for getting more of his vice, okay Killua.]
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[Tsuzuki winks and heads back out of the game room, empty glass in hand.]